Restraining device



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ATTORNEY WITNESSES Jan. 15 1924. 1,481,174

F. G. ZIMMERMAN RESTRAINING DEVICE Filed Sept. 8, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2WITNESSEs ATTORNEY FRED G ZIMMERMA1\T, Ol? CLOVEEDALE, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed September 8, 1922. vserial No. 586,923.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I. Fnnn G. ZIMHEl-IMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at (lloverdale in the county of Sonoma and State of California.have invented new and useful Improvements in Restraining Devices ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in restraining devices and hasfor its principal object to provide harness which is placed over thebody of an animal and which includes a grooved metallic plate connectedthereto which is adapted to engage the pos-] terior extremity of theanimal to teach her sanitary rules while in the milking room.

Another and important object is to produce a device of this characterwhich will not permit a cow to discharge excrement without soiling herposterior extremities and because of such unpleasantness will break theanimal from such act when the device is positioned at milking time andfurther to prevent the cow switching her tail into the bucket at themilking period.

A further object of the invention is to provide a restraining deviceconsisting of means suspended from a ceiling and contact-- ing with the.center of an animals back and means for connecting the sameto theharness for teaching the animal sanitary rules while in the milkingroom.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a restrainingdevice consisting of an adjustable slide which is suspended from aceiling and connected with the harness so as to contact with the animalsback at the center thereof.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several I parts, to behereinafter fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings andspecifically pointed out inthe appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote likeor corresponding parts in the several views, and in Which:

In the drawings Figure -1 is a side elevation of the invention asapplied to an animal.

The remaining figures are detail views.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts 1 indicates a yoke formed of spring metalwhich is designed to'be placed over the neck of ananimal at the shoulderthereof, and which has its lower ends bent to form eyes 2 to receive alink 2 which is arranged transversely on the neck of the animal at thelower end thereof to engage said eyes for holding said yoke thereon.

Coil springs 3 extend longitudinally over the shoulders of the cow andhave their forward ends connected to said yoke and their opposite orrear ends hooked as at 4 to engage a plurality of short strips 5 whichare connected at the opposite end by transverse strips 5 The strips 5are bent upon them selves adjacent their ends asat 6 and the lower endsofthe-strip 5 extend upwardly toward the back of the animal as at 7These strips 5' have their upper ends hooked as at 7' to engage a pairof hooked wire elements 8 which are bent intermediate their ends to formhooks 8' to be engaged by the upwardly extended portion 7 and are bentadjacent their ends to formhooks 9 which engage apertures 10 formed inaplate 11 preferably made of metal or any weather proof material whichhas a longitudinally extending groove 12 formed centrally thereof toengage the tail 13 of the animal.

A pair of steel pins 15 are arranged transversely of the metallic plate11 at the ends thereof and have their outer ,ends hooked as at 16. Thelower pin 15 is adapted to receive one endof the coil springs 17arranged on each side of the animal at the rear therev necting the sidesof the harness together.

An elongated strip of wood 19 has'one side of the upper portion thereofcut away as at 20 to receive a cross member '22. Fastening elements 24are adapted for connecting the cross member with said strip. Metal hooks25 are provided on said cross member for engaging a rod suspended from asupport or the ceiling for suspending the elongated strip therefrom, ata right angle to fit directly over the center of the animals back.

Guideways 26 are provided on the elongated strip to receive a slide 27which has a gi udi al slot 28 formed centrally thereof for engaging ascrew 29 which tion that the advantages and novel features passesthrough the -elongated strip The of my invention will be readilyapparent slide has its lower'portioii on one side there- I desire it to,be understood that :1 may of cut away as to 30 which is provided withmake changes in the construction and in openings 31. A cushion crossstrip 31 hasthe combination and arrangement of the openings formedcentrally therein and an several parts, provided that such changeselongated groove 32 is formed on one side 'fallwithin the scope of theappended claims. thereof for engaging the cutaway portion \Vhat I claimis of the slide. Fastening elements such as l. A restraining devicecomprising a harscrews or bolts 33 pass through said openings ness v anadjustable slide suspended from a for holdinqthese artsin associated.posiceiling and centered noon the back of an tion. A plurahtyot screweyes 34- are proanimal. a grooved plate carried by the rear vided in thecross strip for receiving ropes. end ot the harness, and ropes passing35 and the ends of said ropes engage the. through the slide and havingtheir ends harness which positioned on the back secured tothe plate andto the harness ro- 2 of the animal, for holding said cross stripspectively-jtor the purpose specified. centrally dlsposed with respectto the 2. A restraining device comprisinga hill" animal for teachingsaid animalsanitary 'ness formed of spring metal and, a rcc.

rules .while in the milking room Some of tangulaipplate having a grooveiormcd censaid ropes jhavetheir endssecured to the trally thereofengaging the posterior :eivupper pin 15 and the yoke 1 respectively.treinity of an animal and means for hold- An elongated cover strip is.securely coning saidjplate iniposition, coil springs connected to theguideways by screws 37 which necting said harness to the plate to.provide pass through openings '38 formed in said a moderate tension atthe lower endo't the strip. vA rectangular metal plateaiafi) is.selatter, aslidable member suspended from a. curely; attached tothecover strip by, means ceiling and means for adjusting said slid? ofscrews .40, said plate has a central open.- for centering .the same onthe cows. back ing .forniedtherein to receive one end of the as and .forthe purpose specified. screw 2,9. A crankhandle' ll has an en-. 3. Arestraining device comprising a harlargedhead 42 formed on one endthereof ness a grooved rectangular plate carried by and isadapted toengagethe projecting end the reare nd of the harness, an adjustable ofthe screw, 29 for holdingthe cushioned slide depending. from a suppo rta cushioned cross strip,,through the medium of the slide elongatedstripconnected to the lower endot' adjustably associated with.respect..;to the. said slide and ropes connected with the back of theanimal.,

Beforeleading the animal into thernilkelongatedfstrip with the back ofan animal.

Plaierapd gv d p d for a ociatin t e ing room the harness including themetallic 4. A restraining device comprising a har- 1 plate is placed onher and whenthe animal. ness tormed of wire and a rectangular j reachesthe milk ng room she 18 led to. the groo edp late .connected to saidharnessfor adjust-able sliding member which is sus-g engagingtheposteriorextremity of an anipendedfrom the ceiling nd the same isma]; an adjustable slide consistingdoit an connected to thepharncss atthe center: of elongated strip guiding strips provided the cowsbackwhich will, make it.both dif thereon and. a cross member connected tothe licult and disag'reeable for her to discharge ppe pportirm of saidelongated strip, hooks herexcrement while m the milking room, proyrde don sa d cross member for engag The. grooved rectangular plate/isdesigned ing a bar for suspending the same from a to engage the cowstall to keep her-tron ceiling, a sliding strip having an elongatedsivitcl i gor swayingthe .sarne; lrom side slot there n pass ngthroughud. g QW W,

to side and thereby preventing her .tail from a cushionedstrip connectedto the lower por; coining into contact'with the milking.pa1l. ,t1on ofsaid shde and arrangedtransversely In urlnating t 15 well known thatacow. thereof and neans for ad usting said Sllflfd.

raisest-hecenterof her back and spreads for securing the same onJt-hebac'k of an herhind legs, The adjustable.har.across,,.ani1nal. thecowsabackwill. prevent such. moven1ent as it retains theback of theanimaliin nor; ture, mal positi on.

It is thought from the foregoingv descripv In testiinonywhereof I afiixmy signa-

